The Holy Quran 12:73 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَـٰرِقِينَ

Translation

They (the brothers) said, "By Allaah! You are well aware of the fact that we have not come to cause mischief (trouble) in the land, nor are we thieves."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, our conduct in Egypt is generally known. Can anyone say that we have ever made mischief here? We did not come here to make mischief, nor are we from a family of thieves.

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